Donate to GroundUp
We publish news that matters. We report human rights stories across South Africa. GroundUp is a non-profit news agency that relies on donations to do our work. We don’t run ads and our articles are always free to read.
With your help, we can continue to hold those in power accountable and train the next generation of journalists.
Did you know?
You can support us with a once-off donation, or set up a monthly donation via SnapScan.
To set up a monthly donation:
- On the payment page, input the amount you’d like to donate every month, then select the date you want the donation to go off every month (1st, 25th, or 28th).
- We recommend R100, or any amount that is feasible for you.
Why donate to GroundUp?
We are a non-profit news agency, which means we rely on your donations to do our work. We don’t run ads and our articles are always free to read. Plus, your donation is tax-deductible. With your support, we can continue to provide fair and accurate news from the ground up.
Who funds us?
Much of our funding is from institutional donors - but we need more of our readers to support us. For context, an everyday article costs R5 000 or so to publish. That’s excluding rent, insurance, computers, cameras and all the other things you need to run a newsroom. Also, we sometimes get sued or taken to the press ombudsman. Even though we almost always win, we spend quite a bit on legal fees.
(By the way, we're independent, so while we appreciate all donations, donors don't have a say in what we publish).
Want to donate using a different payment method?
EFT
Bank: Nedbank
Account number: 1206484632
Branch code: 198765
Swift: NEDSZAJJ
Please use your email address as the reference.
Paypal
If you have unused PayPal credits sitting in your account, consider donating them to GroundUp to support independent journalism.
US donors
You can make a tax-deductible donation from the United States via the South African Development Fund. Click here for various ways to donate. Please indicate that your donation is for "GroundUp".
GroundUp details
Non-profit registration: 254-625-NPO
Public benefit organisation: 930071956
VAT registration: 4270293717